Drawer-slide.



J. J. RODNEY.

DRAWER SLIDE.

APPLIGATION FILED 11mm, 1911.

1,037,542. Patented Sept 3, 1912.

M/mraws: 'JI =1 Z300??? JOHN RODNEY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

DRAWER-SLIDE.

' Specification of Letters Patent. Patent d S t 3 1912 Application filedApril 18, 1911. Serial No. 621,856.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN J. RooNEY, subject of Canada, residing atCleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Drawer-Slides, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The present invention relates to drawerslides and aims primarily toprovide a slide which will be so constructed as to permit of the drawerbeing readily slid inwardly or outwardly without likelihood of binding.

A furiher aim of the invention is to so construct the slide that thedrawer will be held horizontal regardless of the extent to which it iswithdrawn from the cabinet or other support in which it is mounted.

A further aim of the invention is to so construct the slide that it willnot be liable to become disarranged and may be readily applied to anyordinary drawer and its suport.

For a full understanding of the invent-ion reference is to be had to thefollowing description and accompanying drawing, in which I Figure 1 is ahorizontal sectional view through a drawer equipped with the invention.Fig. 2 is a fragmentary front elevation of the drawer and its support.Fig. 3

is a vertical transverse sectional view through the'slide. Fig. 4 is adetail perspective view ofone of the bearing retainers of the device.Fig. 5 is a similar View of the rails of the slide.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the accompanying drawingby the same reference characters.

In the drawing, the reference character A represents a cabinet or likesupport in which is mounted the drawer B, one side wall of the drawer Bbeing indicated by the reference character 6 The slide embodying thepresent invention consists of a pair of channeled rails C, one of whichisset into the inner faceof the side wall of the cabinet A and is flushwith the said face. The other rail is set into the outer face of theside 12 of the drawer B and both rails are held in place by means ofscrews 0 and the side 6 of the drawer is formed, at the inner end of therail C which is secured thereto, with an opening A, for the purpose ofwhich will be presently explained.

It will be observed that the two rails are so positioned that theirchannels are in direct oppos1t1on, although the rails are slightlyspaced. It will also be observed that when the drawer B is slid out, theopening A will register with the channel of the rail C which is securedto the wall of the cabinet A.

Near its rear end, the rail G which is secured to the side of the drawerB is formed with spaced openings 0 and a ball retainer D, of U-form, hasits arms received through the opening 0 and projecting at their endsinto the channel of said rail. It will be observed that one arm of theretainer is formed with a lug d which snaps through the opening athrough which the said arm is driven and this lug prevents accidentalwithdrawal of the retainer from the openings in the rail. The wall ofthe drawer is formed with a slot through which the retainer may be in-,serted when applying it to the rail. A similar retainer, also indicatedby the referenceletter D. has its arms secured through open- 1ng in therail C upon the wall of the cabinet A, this latter retainer beinglocated at the forward end of its respective rail. A hearing ball E isconfined between the projecting ends of the arms of each retainer andthese balls serve to slightly spacethe two rails and thus prevent thesides of the drawer coming in contact with the sides of -the cabinetwhen, the draweris slid in and out. Also, these balls, fitting snuglywithin the channels of the two rails, serve to hold the drawerhorizontal regardless of the degree to which it is withdrawn from thecabinet A. A stop a in the nature of a rest is arranged in the-channelof the rail C which is secured to the side wall of the cabinet A and theball E which is confined by the retainer upon the wall of the drawer isdesigned to engage against this stop when the drawer is withdrawn to apredetermined extent, whereby to prevent 1ts complete withdrawal.

In assembling a slide with the drawer the rails C are first secured inplace and-the retainer D is assembled with that one of the rails whichis carried by the side of the cabinet. The drawer B is then slidoutwardly until the opening A comes opposite the said retainer and theball E which is confined by this retainer is inserted into place betweensaid opening A. The drawer is then slid inwardly until the openingA haspassed the stop 0 whereupon the other bearing ball is fitted into placein the channels of the two rails through the opening A, and the retainerfor the said ball is inserted into place through the slot in the wall ofthe drawer whereupon the parts will be in position to perform theirfunctions. The drawer pulls are indicated by the reference character 5.

It will be readily understood from the foregoing that each of theretainers D may serve to confine two or more bearing balls if foundexpedient, this construction being in fact preferred where the drawer isexceptionally heavy or large. It will alsobe understood from the"foregoing that the balls serve to space the walls of the cabinet anddrawer as to prevent them from coming in contact when the drawer is'slidin and out and that the drawer is at all times held horizontal eventhough it may be withdrawn until the stop 0 is engaged by that ballwhich is retained by the channel of the rail upon the wall of thedrawer.

Having thus described the invention what neled rail secured to the wallof the support a channeled rail secured to the side of the drawer, thechannels of the two rails being in opposition, a ball-retainer arrangedat the forward end of the rail upon the support, a ball confined by theretainer, a ballretainer arranged at the rear end of the rail upon thedrawer, and a ball confined by the last mentioned retainer, the lastmentioned retainer being removable through the side of the drawerwhereby to release the ball confined thereby, and the said side of thedrawer being formed with an openingarranged to register with the ballretainer at the forward end of the rail upon the support, subsequent toremoval of the retainer upon the rail u on the drawer, when the draweris slid orwardly, whereby to permit of the removal of the ball from theretainer upon the rail upon the support.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN J. ROONEY. [Ls] Witnesses:

E. D. OssIGE, CHAS. CATALANO.

